(2671) Abkhazia Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 21 August 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Abkhazia is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsAbkhaziaAbkhazia

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Abkhazia is 2.90 au from the Sun and 3.82 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number2671
Provisional designation1977 QR2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Rotation period7.90 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.09
Orbital period4.21 years
Semi-major axis2.61 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.29 – 2.92 au
Eccentricity0.121
Inclination1.48°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.29 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 21 August 1977

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